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We're now a full work week into listening to media types bury us in cliches related to this weekend's Wild Card match-up in Foxborough, pitting the New England Patriots against the Baltimore Ravens. We do know this much:á Baltimore is an 'ok' team in 2009.á New England is an 'ok' team in 2009. This then brings about many confusing elements to the analysis heard in the media for the past week. "Tom ...
Three weeks of any NFL season is a short period of time. The NFL season can certainly be divided into fourths, and each quarter of the season can have its own distinct identity.á A given team can appear dominant and Super Bowl worthy in a season's first quarter and proceed to do an about face and stink up the joint in the remaining three quarters. The same can be said for a ...

Relax, Patriot Fans: The New England Pats Will Be Fine

Posted: 25th September 2009 by BHL in NFL
Having just returned from a honeymoon in Hawaii, I was a tad bit surprised to see just how much negativity and fear there was on the airwaves in New England. It's as if the Red Sox communityùtypically filled with naysayers, pessimists, and those on the brink of psychological breakdownùhas plagued the Patriots fanbase. You'd like to think that a team and a quarterback which has been as successful as New England and ...